Sharing a boring job description on the job board and assuming a perfect candidate might apply for the position so that you can interview and then hire him is a long gone old school way of doing things. Successful organizations have taken to the leap to trying social/mobile/digital tools to get that best applicant ahead of competition in a cost effective manner. 90% of candidates who visit a career site don’t apply right away but they do window shopping. Success […]

Onboarding the right Talent has been an ongoing concern and undoubtedly plays a crucial role in taking an organization towards its vision of growth & success. As important as it get the ones who choose the talent cannot be ignored either. They are the ones who on behalf of the organization have agreed to recruit the best. Haven’t They?? Many times in order to fulfill the urgency to onboard people we by-pass the quality check and one such is the choice of […]

I have often come across Recruiters complaining that they don’t get resumes from Twitter or Facebook. When I tried to understand the real meaning behind this statement, they say “But we do get resumes from LinkedIn”. Dear Recruiters – Twitter can’t be used like LinkedIn or Facebook as LinkedIn. The point that I am trying to make is that Every Social Networking Platform has its unique style of working. Every Platform has its plus points. Confused already!!! Let me confuse you […]

It is not about winning the war for talent anymore! But it is about how to become an employer of choice and outperform competition so that the talent chooses to join your organization no matter how tough the competition is. And you can attain that goal by building your Employer Brand! Successful organizations have taken a step ahead by building their Employer Brand and using it as a talent attraction strategy. With the use of social media, now organization can […]

Social Recruiting has been more than a buzz word. Companies and Recruiters are slowly but surely getting into the game. Social Media has gained lots of eye balls not only from those who are hiring, but also those who are in the market looking for new opportunities. This session will talk about how Social Media has impacted hiring styles and how companies are promoting jobs via these channels. It’s not just about LinkedIn but beyond that. Social Networking sites such […]

Is there a tool to know that a candidate that has been offered will not JOIN!!! All the recruiters would be more than happy to get hands on such a tool. Well, sorry to disappoint you all, there is no such tool available. But there are certain indicators that can help recruiters to find out if the offered candidate will join or not. So what are you waiting for!! Let’s find those Top 5 Indicators. A Recruiter completes the entire […]

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Rakshita Dwivedi comes with around six years of varied HR experience with MNC’s and Startups. Currently she is associated with plugHR. Mathematics has always made data analytics one of her favorites which later shaped in the form of interest for technology and social media applications. She has always believed that HR is about stepping in employer’s shoes while still being an employee and indeed such challenging task is worthy of all the efforts put in to strike the right balance. Writing […]